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Nekau I 𓈖𓂓𓅱 | |
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 Statue depicting Nekau I or his grandson Nekau II | |
| Born | 7th century BCE Egypt |
| Died | 664 BCE Egypt |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Political party | 26th Dynasty |
Nekau I (died 664 BCE) was a ruler of the Egyptian cities of Men-nefer and Zau. He negotiated for peace with the Nubian pharaoh Taheruq. After the Assyrians invaded Egypt and defeated Taheruq, they imprisoned him and took him to Assyria. King Aššurbāniapli of Assyria later pardoned him and let him return to his governorship in Egypt. After Nekau's death, his son Pesmetjek I reunified Egypt and restored its independence.[1]
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- ↑ Grigory Bongard-Levin, Boris Piotrovsky (1988). Ancient Civilisations of East and West. https://archive.org/details/ancientciveastwest/mode/1up.